EFCC Denies Sharing ₦54 Billion Forfeited by Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of sharing ₦54 billion forfeited by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele among its officials, ministers, and President Bola Tinubu’s aides.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC described the publication as false and urged the public to ignore it. Oyewale stated that the notion of sharing proceeds of forfeited assets was strange to the commission and that the report was made out of ignorance and mischief.

The statement reads: “No official of the Commission was, or has ever been involved in the ‘sharing’ of any proceeds of forfeited assets. The notion of ‘sharing of proceeds of forfeited assets’ is strange to the Commission.”